The service exam is extended. A few days ago, the Swedish Secretary of State for Defense Peter Sandwall, passing through Paris for the Ifri conference, avoided.He’s still goinghe answered. More than five months after the events, the explosions that took place on September 26 in two Russian gas pipelines, “North Stream 1” and “2”, have not yet been revealed. Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany are supported by the US. But the conclusions are slow.
“What we do know is that there was an attack, but we have yet to find out who is behind it.NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg commented in Stockholm on Wednesday, responding to the version of the Ukrainian path. Nord Stream sabotage can serve as a textbook case of war analysis”.hybrid“which is in”under the thresholdconflict, where appointing an attacker means taking a risk. If the culprit is revealed, the Westerners cannot remain without reaction.
Suspicious ship
The latest revelations of the press caused confusion. Following accusations by American journalist Seymour Hersh (known for his lip service against the US military but also for denying Syria’s use of chemical weapons) that the US was responsible for the operation, New York Times woke up another trace.pro-Ukraineor opponents of Vladimir Putin. The resolution is uncertain. The authoritative daily newspaper quotes an American intelligence source.
Several German media, including Die Zeit and ARD gave more details on Wednesday that could support this hypothesis. German investigators reportedly found the yacht used in the operation, rented through a Polish company owned by two Ukrainians. It is noted that the ship left the port of Rostock on September 6. The Federal Prosecutor’s Office of Germany confirmed the search of a suspicious ship in January. Traces of explosives were found there. It is noted that five men and one woman participated in the operation: two divers, two assistants, a doctor and the ship’s captain. They allegedly used fake passports.
The Ukrainian government has denied responsibility for the sabotage. “It’s like a compliment to our special forces. But this does not result from our actions.“, Defense Minister Alexi Reznikov teased. Such an operation requires skills that the Ukrainian Navy was not known to possess. But the Nord Stream gas pipelines laid at a shallow depth are relatively accessible.
“It is equally likely that it is a ‘staging to blame Ukraine,'” claimed German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.
The Russian path initially explored is now in doubt. By fall, analysts were genuinely interested in the Kremlin’s motivations for destroying its own infrastructure, other than a less risky show of force or a desire to share the hat with others. On Wednesday, Moscow once again protested “lack of transparencyrequest and requested access to it. Dressed as a victim, Russia has recalled the domestic opposition of the US to the Nord Stream project. To allow them to do barbuseria from there?
The shame of the West is over. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius on Wednesday tried to distinguish between the scenarios without deciding one or the other.from the Ukrainian group“or action taken”By order of Ukraine“, or “a pro-Ukrainian group operating without the government’s knowledge…– he elaborated, advising to avoid hasty conclusions. The opportunity is “just as strong“or”A play to blame Ukraine“, he insisted. Those responsible for the sabotage, whoever they are, managed to cover their tracks.
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Source: Le Figaro
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